Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea
Guinea: Cropland — Share in Agricultural land was 40.53 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in agricultural land in Guinea is 40.53 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in agricultural land in Guinea peaked at 40.53 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.69 %, in 1964.
Guinea ranks 162nd of 252 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.79 % | — |
| 1962 | 22.77 % | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 22.71 % | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 22.69 % | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 22.7 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 22.77 % | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 22.8 % | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 22.79 % | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 22.72 % | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 22.72 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 22.8 % | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 22.82 % | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 22.83 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 22.81 % | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 22.81 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 22.87 % | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 22.84 % | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 22.82 % | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 22.94 % | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 22.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 22.93 % | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 22.92 % | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 22.98 % | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 23.03 % | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 23.1 % | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 22.94 % | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 22.94 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 23.23 % | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 23.18 % | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 23.22 % | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 23.47 % | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 23.69 % | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 23.74 % | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 23.86 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 23.81 % | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 23.87 % | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 23.88 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 23.93 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 23.91 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 23.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23.92 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.1 % | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 24.19 % | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 24.21 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 24.27 % | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 24.71 % | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 25.24 % | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 25.88 % | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 25.15 % | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 28.54 % | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 28.75 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 30.64 % | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 30.9 % | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 32.57 % | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 35.56 % | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 36.03 % | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 36.75 % | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 37.49 % | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 36.67 % | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 36.86 % | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 38.16 % | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 39.43 % | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 40.45 % | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 40.53 % | +0.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 40.53 % is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 51.38 %, 79% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 40.53 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 40.53 %, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.75 % | 22.69 % | 22.8 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.83 % | 22.72 % | 22.94 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.02 % | 22.92 % | 23.23 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.74 % | 23.22 % | 23.93 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.56 % | 23.92 % | 25.88 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.39 % | 28.54 % | 37.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.09 % | 36.86 % | 40.53 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 159 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.36 % compare
- 160 USSR 41.22 % compare
- 161 Senegal 41.13 % compare
- 163 Channel Islands 40.29 % compare
- 164 Syrian Arab Republic 40.03 % compare
- 164 Syria 40.03 % compare
More environment data for Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.88 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.285 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — share in agricultural land in Guinea?
- Cropland — share in agricultural land in Guinea was 40.53 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 40.53 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in agricultural land recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.69 % in 1964.
- How does Guinea rank for cropland — share in agricultural land?
- Guinea ranks 162nd out of 252 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Share in Agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.